A statue of Mary Rosa Mystica (Mystic Rose) was blessed in the Vatican on Monday, April 14, by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The ceremony was attended by Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, along with the two Secretaries of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy and Father Armando Matteo. 

In view of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and the Holy See, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, met on the morning of Friday, April 11, with His Excellency Michael Trias Kuncahyono, Ambassador of  the Republic of Indonesia to the Holy See.

Kindness, harmony, simplicity 

Kindness, harmony, simplicity: three qualities to adopt according to Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State in his homily for the Holy Mass, celebrated at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morning, April 16, for the employees of the Governorate and the Holy See in preparation for Easter.

Together as Pilgrims of Hope 

Walking together through the Vatican Gardens behind the Cross to remember and relive the most painful moments of Christ’s Passion. As is tradition, again this year during Holy Week, the Governorate of the Vatican City State promoted the pious devotion of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross).

A carpet of flowers for St. Peter's Square 

During Holy Week, a considerable commitment is undertaken to decorate St. Peter's Square with flowers and plants. The Garden and Environmental Service of the Governorate of the Vatican City State is responsible for this, with the collaboration of Dutch master florists. And it is precisely from Holland, as well as from Italy, that many of the flowers originate that will adorn the Square during the most important liturgical time of the year, Easter. Rafael Tornini, head of the Garden and Environment Service, describes this in an interview on www.vaticanstate.va.